There are 6 ways to get from Los Altos to Salt Lake City by bus, train, plane, subway, bus (Greyhound), car, or tram
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Line 40 bus, Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from San Antonio & Almond to Mountain View Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SJC - SLC
4h 54m$86–427BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway Red-N
- Take the train from Richmond to Salt Lake Citytrain California Zephyr
20h 58m$280–579Bus
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3bus Ecr
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
21h 41m$118–236Drive 765.5 mi
- Drive from Los Altos to Salt Lake Citycar 765.5 mi
12h 2m$140–202Line 22 bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from El Camino & Showers to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SFO - SLC
4h 50m$110–321Line 40 bus, tram, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Antonio & Almond to Mountain View Transit Centerbus
- Take the tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Stationtram
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane OAK - SLC
5h 52m$96–452
Los Altos to Salt Lake City by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Altos to Salt Lake City is to bus which costs $110 - $240 and takes 21h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Los Altos to Salt Lake City is to line 22 bus and Caltrain and fly which takes 4h 50m and costs $110 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Altos to Salt Lake City. However, there are services departing from San Antonio & Almond and arriving at Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr via El Camino & Showers, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Daly City BART Station, San Francisco Bus Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Los Altos to Salt Lake City. However, there are services departing from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Salt Lake City via Millbrae and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 58m.
The distance between Los Altos and Salt Lake City is 613 miles. The road distance is 770 miles.
The best way to get from Los Altos to Salt Lake City without a car is to BART and train which takes 20h 58m and costs $280 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Los Altos to Salt Lake City, including transfers.
Los Altos to Salt Lake City bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Los Altos to Salt Lake City train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
Los Altos to Salt Lake City bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Daly City BART-Bay 3 station.
What companies run services between Los Altos, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Salt Lake City, UT, USA?
You can take a bus from San Antonio & Almond to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr via Showers & El Camino, El Camino & Showers, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Daly City BART Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Sparks Transit Center in around 21h 41m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Mountain View Station to Milpitas Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from San Antonio & Almond to Mountain View Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from El Camino & Showers to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from San Antonio & Almond to Mountain View Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Salt Lake City is 1h ahead of Los Altos. It is currently 6:53 AM in Los Altos and 7:53 AM in Salt Lake City.
Los Altos to Salt Lake City train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Altos to Salt Lake City is 770 miles. It takes approximately 12h 2m to drive from Los Altos to Salt Lake City.
There are 795+ hotels available in Salt Lake City.

















